Model year record

1979 Jaguar XJ12

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V035000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.
Vehicles affected: 32,749
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-02-20
Owners notified: 1990-05-21

Defect description

ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT ENTERING THE VALVES.

Safety risk

CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER NORMAL OPERATINGCONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL VACUUM DUMP VALVE.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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